Skadden Snags Two Paul Hastings Partners in New York, Chicago

Scott Heard and Matthew Murphy joined Skadden as partners, the firm announced Thursday.

Heard will lead Skadden’s private credit practice and advises private credit lenders and other financial institutions on sophisticated transactions, including acquisition financings, asset-backed and cash flow loans, and special situations financings. Murphy, who joined the corporate restructuring group in Chicago, advises distressed companies, creditors, lenders, hedge funds, and asset managers on insolvency-related transactions and liability management exercises.

Heard and Matthew join from Paul Hastings.

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